8th grade books about Friendship
39 books commonly assigned to 8th grade students explore friendship— every title’s grade range covers 8th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.
Reading difficulty: the typical 8th grade text-complexity band is 925–1185L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 8 friendship titles here with a Lexile score, 0 are grade-level, 8 are more accessible, and 0 are stretch texts. Match a book to your reader’s measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
39 8th grade books about friendship
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Chronicles of a Lizard NobodyPatrick Ness
Class ActJerry Craft
Confessions of a Class ClownArianne Costner
Control FreaksJ.E. Thomas
DramaRaina Telgemeier
Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyes · 910L
GroundedAisha Saeed, S.K. Ali, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow & Huda Al-Marashi
HeroesAlan Gratz
Impossible CreaturesKatherine Rundell
Just a Pinch of MagicAlechia Dow
Keeper of the Lost CitiesShannon Messenger
Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25Richard Paul Evans
Mid-AirAlicia D. Williams
Million-Dollar ThrowMike Lupica
New KidJerry Craft
Not NothingGayle Forman
Of Mice and MenJohn Steinbeck · 630L
Operation Final NoticeMatthew Landis
PostedJohn David Anderson
Roll for InitiativeJaime Formato
Simon Sort of SaysErin Bow
SkyridersPolly Holyoke
SmileRaina Telgemeier · 410L
The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak · 730L
The CayTheodore Taylor
The First State of BeingErin Entrada Kelly
The Last Dragon on MarsScott Reintgen
The Lost LibraryRebecca Stead & Wendy Mass
The Mark of AthenaRick Riordan
The Maze RunnerJames Dashner
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. TolkienJohn Hendrix
The OutsidersS.E. Hinton · 750L- The Parker InheritanceVarian JohnsonThe Parker InheritanceVarian Johnson · 610L
The Sherlock SocietyJames Ponti
The Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsAnn Brashares
The Witch of Blackbird PondElizabeth George Speare · 850L
Under the SurfaceDiana Urban
UngiftedGordon Korman
When You Reach MeRebecca Stead · 750L
Friendship books at other grades
Kindergarten · 1st grade · 2nd grade · 3rd grade · 4th grade · 5th grade · 6th grade · 7th grade
Other 8th grade themes
Family · Identity · Courage · Survival · Mystery · Perseverance · History · Coming of Age
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Frequently asked questions
What friendship books are good for 8th grade students?
39 books exploring friendship have a grade range that covers 8th grade and are assigned across US-school curricula — Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and state ELA standards. Each title on this page links to its full curriculum citations and reading level.
Are these friendship books grade-appropriate for 8th grade?
Every title's grade range covers 8th grade. The typical 8th grade text-complexity band is 925–1185L (Common Core Appendix A); of the 8 books here with a Lexile score, 0 are grade-level, 8 more accessible, and 0 a stretch. Match a book to your reader's measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
How many friendship books are on the 8th grade list?
This page lists 39 8th grade titles about friendship, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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